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					<title><![CDATA[Everyday Skills Used in the Workplace]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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					<title><![CDATA[Family Literacy Day  How Learning Starts at Home]]></title>
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					<title><![CDATA[How Basic Math Skills Apply to Jobs Today]]></title>
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					<title><![CDATA[How Communication Skills are Important in the Workplace]]></title>
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					<title><![CDATA[Skills Gaps We re Seeing in Today s Workforce And How Skills Upgrading Programs Address Them]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s fast-evolving economy, many employers across the Peel, Halton, and Dufferin regions are facing a common challenge: employees with the drive to succeed but lacking in foundational skil]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Skills You Can Build in a Skills Upgrading Program]]></title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 12:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been thinking about going back to school or upgrading your skills, you might be wondering what exactly you&#8217;ll gain from a skills upgrading program. The truth is that these progra]]></description>
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